Golf Betting – John Deere Classic warms you up for British Open betting

Betonline · Jul 8, 2009

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[FONT=&quot]John Deere Odds – Thursday, July 9<o></o>[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Kenny Perry will be the favorite this weekend at +850 after winning this tournament in a playoff last year, and he’s coming off a win at the Travelers Championship. He’ll have to fend off the likes of David Toms, who finished second to Perry at the Travelers Championship and currently leads the PGA Tour in driving accuracy, which gives him a chance to show off his great iron play. Perry will also have to deal with Steve Stricker, who is rated by betting services with Toms at +1400, and Stricker is third on the Tour in putting and 10<sup>th</sup> in birdies. Also in the field in US Open champion Lucas Glover, who has results of 11<sup>th </sup>and fifth since winning at Bethpage Black, and with odds of +1800, he’s worth one of your sports predictions. <o

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[FONT=&quot]British Open Odds – Thursday, July 16<o></o>[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Tiger Woods (+165), Sergio Garcia (+1600) and two-time defending champion Padraig Harrington (+2000) seem to be the men to beat according to handicapping software when the Open heads to Turnberry, which last hosted the event in 1994, when Nick Price won. Thing is, Garcia is surprisingly the most likely to win out of this trio, as Harrington has been undergoing swing changes and is in the midst of a dreadful season, while Woods can’t seem to get a handle on his putter in the majors this year. Other contenders are Rory McIlroy (+1400), who finished T-42 as an amateur back in 2007, Paul Casey (+2500), Lee Westwood (+2500) and Ian Poulter (+3300). The final three golfers are trying to become the first Englishman since Nick Faldo in 1992 at Muirfield to win the Claret Jug, but it could be the ultra-talented 20-year-old from Northern Ireland, McIlroy, who stands the best chance of keeping the trophy in the UK. But if you’re looking to take a risk, go with Poulter, who finished second in the British Open last year, and offers great value in your offshore sportsbook.<o

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